diff --git a/cli/azd/extensions/microsoft.azd.extensions/CHANGELOG.md b/cli/azd/extensions/microsoft.azd.extensions/CHANGELOG.md
index 9d2ffeac98f..ed10c7a6e6c 100644
--- a/cli/azd/extensions/microsoft.azd.extensions/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/cli/azd/extensions/microsoft.azd.extensions/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # Release History
 
-## Unreleased
+## 0.8.0 (2026-01-08)
+
+- [[#6474]](https://github.com/Azure/azure-dev/pull/6474) Remove Default Azure Credential from JS and Python scaffolding
+
+## 0.7.1 (2025-12-17)
 
 - Fixes bug during `release` when setting `--prerelease` flag
 - Fixes bug during `build` - execute permissions not set on binary for POSIX systems
diff --git a/cli/azd/extensions/microsoft.azd.extensions/extension.yaml b/cli/azd/extensions/microsoft.azd.extensions/extension.yaml
index 7cbfb7be360..1d0e9d1a3f3 100644
--- a/cli/azd/extensions/microsoft.azd.extensions/extension.yaml
+++ b/cli/azd/extensions/microsoft.azd.extensions/extension.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ language: go
 displayName: AZD Extensions Developer Kit
 description: This extension provides a set of tools for AZD extension developers to test and debug their extensions.
 usage: azd x <command> [options]
-version: 0.7.1
+version: 0.8.0
 capabilities:
   - custom-commands
 examples:
diff --git a/cli/azd/extensions/microsoft.azd.extensions/internal/resources/languages/javascript/commands/prompt.js b/cli/azd/extensions/microsoft.azd.extensions/internal/resources/languages/javascript/commands/prompt.js
index 664dd2c21f9..ed9901f7c98 100644
--- a/cli/azd/extensions/microsoft.azd.extensions/internal/resources/languages/javascript/commands/prompt.js
+++ b/cli/azd/extensions/microsoft.azd.extensions/internal/resources/languages/javascript/commands/prompt.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const { Command } = require('commander');
 const AzdClient = require('../azdClient');
-const { DefaultAzureCredential } = require('@azure/identity');
+const { AzureDeveloperCliCredential } = require('@azure/identity');
 const { ResourceManagementClient } = require('@azure/arm-resources');
 const logger = require('../logger');
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ function createPromptCommand() {
     logger.info('Subscription selected', { subscription_id });
     logger.info('Tenant', { tenant_id });
 
-    const credential = new DefaultAzureCredential();
+    const credential = new AzureDeveloperCliCredential({ tenantId: tenant_id });
     const armClient = new ResourceManagementClient(credential, subscription_id);
 
     let resource_type = '';
diff --git a/cli/azd/extensions/microsoft.azd.extensions/internal/resources/languages/python/commands/prompt_command.py b/cli/azd/extensions/microsoft.azd.extensions/internal/resources/languages/python/commands/prompt_command.py
index 422da3c1c2d..aa877ca8726 100644
--- a/cli/azd/extensions/microsoft.azd.extensions/internal/resources/languages/python/commands/prompt_command.py
+++ b/cli/azd/extensions/microsoft.azd.extensions/internal/resources/languages/python/commands/prompt_command.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import os
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..")))
 from azd_client import AzdClient
-from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential
+from azure.identity import AzureDeveloperCliCredential
 from azure.mgmt.resource import ResourceManagementClient
 from rich.console import Console
 import prompt_pb2
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ async def execute(self):
         context["scope"]["tenant_id"] = sub_response.subscription.tenant_id
 
         # Setup Azure credentials and clients
-        credential = DefaultAzureCredential(exclude_interactive_browser_credential=False)
+        credential = AzureDeveloperCliCredential(tenant_id=context["scope"]["tenant_id"])
         arm_client = ResourceManagementClient(credential, context["scope"]["subscription_id"])
 
         providers = list(arm_client.providers.list())
diff --git a/cli/azd/extensions/microsoft.azd.extensions/version.txt b/cli/azd/extensions/microsoft.azd.extensions/version.txt
index 7deb86fee42..8adc70fdd9d 100644
--- a/cli/azd/extensions/microsoft.azd.extensions/version.txt
+++ b/cli/azd/extensions/microsoft.azd.extensions/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.7.1
\ No newline at end of file
+0.8.0
\ No newline at end of file